Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004822700002
BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT, Big Spring, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- Unaddressed-EPACurrent violation status, as filed
- 5Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 1High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 3Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT, at 1211 N MIDWAY RD, Big Spring in Howard County, Texas, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “Unaddressed-EPA”. Howard County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | TX0000004822700002 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110000607102 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Unaddressed-EPA |
| Address | 1211 N MIDWAY RD, Big Spring, TX 79720 |
| County | Howard County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3251) |
| EPA region | 06 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not yet include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 5Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 5Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| July 21, 2023 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| July 14, 2021 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| August 15, 2018 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| July 12, 2017 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
Violations
- 2Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 1Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2025 | HPV day-zero determination | State | Title V Permits |
| February 15, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
3 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 3 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Administrative Order | State | $6,001 |
| September 3, 2025 | Administrative Order | State | $30,000 |
| August 14, 2018 | Civil Judicial Action | U.S. EPA | $999,000 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal action file holds no notice or warning for ICIS-AIR TX0000004822700002 since January 1, 2017.
Stack tests
- 0Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
EPA’s stack test file holds no test at ICIS-AIR TX0000004822700002 since January 1, 2017.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.